Corporate HR Lead

Ready to find the right role for you? Salary: Competitive + Car Allowance Location: Hybrid with regular travel into Cannock and London Fixed Term Contract (9 Months with potential of extension) When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources, and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life. We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture. We are currently looking to add to our high performing HR team on a temporary basis due to the current incumbent taking a secondment.

What we can offer you:

• Access to our company pension scheme
• Discounts on everything from groceries to well known retailers
• Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to 24 hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
• One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
• Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
• Stream - Employee financial wellbeing support: early access to your earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching & reward

What you'll be doing:

• Work cohesively with Senior Leadership teams and Executive Committee to provide strategic HR solutions, business insights, and medium to long-term support on people-related matters.
• Manage and motivate a high-performing team of Employee Relations Specialists and HR Business Partners, ensuring excellent service levels.
• Drive full talent mapping and succession planning reviews across corporate business lines, developing and mobilising talent throughout the business unit.
• Provide expert Employee Relations knowledge and advice, manage complex disciplinary and grievance issues, and serve as escalation point for Trade Union matters.
• Lead the annual pay and bonus cycle, objective setting, and personal development plan processes for the Business Unit.
• Drive workforce planning activities aligned with Veolia's future vision, identifying skills and knowledge gaps.
• Support successful mobilisation and integration of TUPE and potential mergers, cascading HR strategy across the business.

What we're looking for:

• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to think strategically and put strategy into action.
• Experience operating as a trusted advisor to board-level executives and Senior Leadership Teams.
• Expert knowledge of current HR matters including Employment Law, Industrial Relations, Workforce Planning, Succession Planning and complex ER cases.
• The ability to utilise company analytics to drive company performance.
• Demonstrable experience in leading and motivating high-performing teams, improving employee engagement, and creating a high-performing culture.
• Level 7 CIPD or equivalent qualification.

We're proud to have been named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work for three consecutive years in 2023, 2024 and 2025. This consistent recognition reflects our commitment to our people, demonstrating that Veolia is not just transforming the environment, we're also transforming what it means to have a rewarding, purposeful career.

We're dedicated to supporting you throughout your application journey, offering adjustments where reasonable and appropriate.

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who opt-in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

We're also committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

Ready to see the world as we do? Who is Veolia? Where other people see waste, our community here at Veolia see opportunity. We're determined to push for ecological transformation through waste, water and energy, and are committed to getting the tough jobs done. And most importantly, we see the potential of every member of our team, and are giving them the chance to realise it with us. Whether it's their potential, their commitment or their impact, we see it all. And with our values being community spirit, responsibility, innovation, customer focus and respect they keep us focused on those who matter - all 14,000+ of our employees, our customers and our communities too.